Archive - First Principles Kitchen

Hey fam, it’s been a minute since I’ve written anything.

Nov 5, 2022 •

September 2022

Whole block lost power.

Sep 19, 2022 •

July 2022

How many kolaches should we bring?

“We sold out!” they say proudly after the farmer’s market.

Jul 10, 2022 •

June 2022

The *art* of food vs the *business* of food

Separate pursuits

Jun 27, 2022 •

March 2022

Is Czech Stop a $12 million/year bakery?

I don’t have any numbers, but my guess is yes.

Mar 26, 2022 •

$54k/yr profit food truck financials

Found on facebook

Mar 24, 2022 •

Server Tips vs Restaurant Net Income

In the United States:

Mar 8, 2022 •

February 2022

ONE SIMPLE TRICK! For growing a food business! 🙃

Feb 11, 2022 •

December 2021

I was chatting with a friend about how as your business evolves, your spending strategy has to evolve too.

Dec 16, 2021 •

November 2021

Yep, Popups Still Suck

A few months ago, I wrote that we didn’t want to do popups (link).

Nov 16, 2021 •

At every point in time, every business has only 3 possible bottlenecks:

Nov 5, 2021 •

October 2021

901 kolaches: Summer of Growth

Our coffee shop clients ordered 901 kolaches for this weekend.

Oct 2, 2021 •

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